Gardens offer owners outdoor retreats
Spending time outside in a garden offers powerful benefits for your overall well-being. It’s believed to reduce anxiety and stress as well as improve concentration. Taking in the sights and…
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Back yard offers lure of the lake
Couple brings their love of Lake Cumberland to their Kettering back yard in an outdoor remodel
Renovated back yard offers a room in the woods
“Years ago, I used to pick up ornaments when I traveled. Now I seem to pick up landscaping ideas,” Angela Dunaway admits with a laugh when discussing her newly renovated…
The poolmaker’s children DO have a pool
Most tradesmen have little time to create for themselves what they build for their customers. You’ve heard the tale of the shoemaker with the shoeless children right? Well, it took…
A budding romance
Written by: Nina Kieffer/Photos by: Ross Van Pelt After the long gray cold spell, we focus gladly on the colors of spring. First, the crocuses push their green leaves up…
Outdoor living space leads to Floridian retreat, part 2
Written by: Abby Weingarten/Photos by: Johan Roetz One year ago, Housetrends featured the private outdoor living space behind Joe Chiellini’s Tampa home. The luxurious back yard was fitted with paved…
Remodelers take a lesson from the pros
Written by: Phyllis Gricus/Photos by: George Thomas Mendel Living next to the sixth hole at Diamond Run Golf Club provided a nice view for John and Kristin McKinney, but the…
Birth of a dream home
Imagine designing your new home and coordinating with architects and builders from your room where you are pregnant with twins and on bed rest for nine weeks. Now fast-forward five…
Back yard designed with a free spirit in mind
Written by: Amy Diehl/Photos by: Joe Traina From the street this Cory Lake Isles house looks like many of its neighbors in this upscale subdivision: a large, tan Mediterranean style…
Swimming pool welcomes all that glitters
Written by: Lyla Haggard/Photos by: Johan Roetz Harry and Leslie Michalek are thrilled with their newly replaced swimming pool. After three years in their Bayou Club home in Seminole, it…
The garden gate
Written by: Sue Trusty/Photos by: Robin Victor Goetz Before Cindy and Dave Jackson bought their Hyde Park home, they carefully considered both house and garden. They were looking for property…
Backyard landscape ideas create cozy character
Written by: Christopher Lawton/Photos by: Craig Thompson When they first bought their home, Dr. Jason Swoger and his wife Lisa loved the architectural, modern style of their new home. “It’s…